Gene Information
Gene NameFAS
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2511
Protein NamesFatty acid synthase (EC 2.3.1.85) (Type I fatty acid synthase) [Includes: [Acyl-carrier-protein] S-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.38); [Acyl-carrier-protein] S-malonyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.39); 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase (EC 2.3.1.41); 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase (EC 1.1.1.100); 3-hydroxyacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.59); Enoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase (EC 1.3.1.39); Acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] hydrolase (EC 3.1.2.14)]
Target Nameapoptosis mediating surface antigen fas
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000026103 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP49327
Gene CardFASN
Uniprot IDP49327
PfamPF00698; PF00107; PF16197; PF00109; PF02801; PF08659; PF08242; PF00550; PF14765; PF00975
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.190496079)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FAS ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FAS ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FAS ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fas ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FAS ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fas ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTNFRSF25, TNFRSF6B, CD40, TNFRSF21, TNFRSF1A, TNFRSF10C, TNFRSF11B, TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF11A, CD27, NGFR, TNFRSF10A, TNFRSF9, TNFRSF18, TNFRSF8, LTBR, RELT, TNFRSF10D, TNFRSF4, TNFRSF14, TNFRSF1B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. Prominent expression in brain, lung, liver and mammary gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7567999, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7595075}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1XKT  (X-ray  2.60A  2CG5  (X-ray  2.70A  2JFD  (X-ray  2.81A  2JFK  (X-ray  2.40A  2PX6  (X-ray  2.30A  3HHD  (X-ray  2.15A  3TJM  (X-ray  1.48A  4PIV  (X-ray  2.30A  4W82  (X-ray  1.70A  4W9N  (X-ray  1.84A  4Z49  (X-ray  1.70A  5C37  (X-ray  2.30A  6NNA  (X-ray  2.26A  7MHD  (X-ray  2.03A  7MHE  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP rs113931914  rs2228305  rs561903908  rs2228307 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Melanosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Note=Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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